Cursive Emley 8 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, logotype, packaging, elegant, romantic, airy, refined, gentle, handwritten elegance, signature style, delicate display, formal script, monoline, hairline, looping, flourished, slanted.
A delicate, hairline script with a consistent rightward slant and a lightly calligraphic rhythm. Strokes stay extremely thin and clean, with subtle contrast created more by curvature and joins than by heavy pressure changes. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with long ascenders/descenders, frequent entry/exit strokes, and occasional looped swashes in capitals and select lowercase. Counters are small and the overall texture is open and airy, with a smooth, continuous flow in words rather than rigid, disconnected construction.
Best suited to short-to-medium settings where its fine strokes can stay crisp: wedding stationery, invitations, thank-you cards, boutique branding, and packaging accents. It also works well for logo-style wordmarks and tasteful headlines when given ample size and breathing room; for longer passages, generous tracking and line spacing help maintain clarity.
The overall tone is graceful and romantic, leaning toward formal personal correspondence rather than casual note-taking. Its fine lines and looping capitals give it a polished, boutique feel, suggesting sophistication and gentleness. The script reads as expressive and personable while remaining restrained, more “written with care” than exuberantly playful.
The design appears intended to emulate a neat, elegant cursive hand with a signature-like flow, prioritizing grace and continuity over bold presence. Its narrow, airy construction and decorative capitals suggest a focus on refined display use and personal, celebratory messaging.
Capitals show the most personality, with elongated curves and occasional internal loops that create signature-like moments at the start of words. Lowercase forms are simpler and more compact, keeping the word shape consistent and helping long text lines feel fluid. Numerals follow the same light, handwritten logic, with simple forms and minimal ornamentation.